By Ted Sares The pendulum between like and dislike (or even love and hate) moves noticeably in a negative direction. One aficionado I respect...
By Ted Sares Nobody can ever deny that the Gypsy giant Tyson Fury dethroned Wladimir Klitschko in Germany after a decade of dominance by...
Like a meteorite, he emerged seemingly out of nowhere as one of the fight game’s most exciting, tough-as-nails welterweights and the fans came to love him...
By Ted Sares Like snowflakes, no two boxing matches are alike. Each presents the possibility for spine-tingling drama or mind-numbing boredom. Surprise is part of...
Many count Castillo vs. Corrales (2005) as their favorite while older fans like Graziano vs. Zale (1947), Durelle vs. Moore (1958, Pep vs. Saddler (1949) and...
Concussion: Now It’s Boxing’s Turn – “(“Iron Mike” Webster was) a formidable man, at 6-foot-2 and 250 pounds, who sometimes forgot to eat for days —...
A Salute to Women Boxers – “I hate the term ‘Women’s Boxing.’ This isn’t a team sport. It’s not Basketball. It’s not Baseball. It’s not a Book...
“You go to an amateur tournament… You get an inner-city, really rough, hard-core black kid, and you get a white kid from Minnesota. Maybe they never...
When Things Get Queasy – When Orlando Salido and Francisco Vargas went toe-to-toe in a back and forth war on June 4, the pulsating action was...
Teflon Referee – Better one punch too early than one punch too late. — Anonymous “Nobody Doesn’t Like Sara Lee” — Jingle “My proclivity is to...